Grayson County, Kentucky

Grayson County has a population of 26,707 and has grown 3.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $164,600, about 3.2 times the county's median household income of $50,757.

Home price
$164,600
Income
$50,757
Population
26,707
Unemployment
6.6%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$164,600county
Median gross rent$658county
Median year homes here were built1988county
Share of homes built before 198040.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile16.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant24.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented25.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use14.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,369(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$866county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$712county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,200county
Home insurance / yr$4,042(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.5(statewide)
Median household income$50,757county
Family health premium / yr$23,584(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,756(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.573(statewide)
Poverty rate20.1%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home6.6%county
Unemployment rate6.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force54.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.4%county
Share of workers employed by government17.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry27.0%county
Economic output per resident$37,322county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.57%county
Top state income tax3.50%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.50%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.00%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time27.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service51 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport8835county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.5 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station148 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.6%county
Traffic deaths18.7county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.8(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher16.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher85.3%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment4030county
Students per full-time teacher16.4county
Free lunch eligible61.3%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution35 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians60county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter8.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.0%county
Frequent mental distress18.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity31.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.4%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population26,707county
Land area in square miles500county
People per square mile of land53.5county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store1.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+3.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age40.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.1%county
Share of households that are one person33.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.0%county
Second languages3.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls42.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents284county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents7county
Households that moved in553county
Households that moved away456county
Average income of arriving households$49,582county
Average income of departing households$46,586county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year36county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings66.7%county
Violent crime rate213(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature57.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation68.1 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.19 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F33 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing91 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days179 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 22county
Average first fall frostOct 18county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$139county
Electric utilities serving this county5county
Electricity price per kWh13.1¢county
Household electricity use1,097 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity67.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas12.2%county
Homes heated by propane14.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood5.2%county
Households with broadband82.9%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk48.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk29.0county
Landslide risk47.9county
Hail risk86.3county
Earthquake risk70.3county
Tornado risk70.8county
Tropical cyclone risk35.1county
Extreme heat risk54.4county
Winter weather risk47.2county
Strong wind risk79.1county
Wildfire risk11.7county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Grayson County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Kentucky figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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